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Solitude

Author : Robert Kull
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 1577317726
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book Solitude written by Robert Kull and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Years after losing his lower right leg in a motorcycle crash, Robert Kull traveled to a remote island in Patagonia's coastal wilderness with equipment and supplies to live alone for a year. He sought to explore the effects of deep solitude on the body and mind and to find the spiritual answers he'd been seeking all his life. With only a cat and his thoughts as companions, he wrestled with inner storms while the wild forces of nature raged around him. The physical challenges were immense, but the struggles of mind and spirit pushed him even further. Solitude: Seeking Wisdom in Extremes is the diary of Kull's tumultuous year. Chronicling a life distilled to its essence, Solitude is also a philosophical meditation on the tensions between nature and technology, isolation and society. With humor and brutal honesty, Kull explores the pain and longing we typically avoid in our frantically busy lives as well as the peace and wonder that arise once we strip away our distractions. He describes the enormous Patagonia wilderness with poetic attention, transporting the reader directly into both his inner and outer experiences.

Seek You

Author : Kristen Radtke
Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 : 1524748056
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Seek You written by Kristen Radtke and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of Imagine Wanting Only This—a timely and moving meditation on isolation and longing, both as individuals and as a society. There is a silent epidemic in America: loneliness. Shameful to talk about and often misunderstood, loneliness is everywhere, from the most major of metropolises to the smallest of towns. In Seek You, Kristen Radtke's wide-ranging exploration of our inner lives and public selves, Radtke digs into the ways in which we attempt to feel closer to one another, and the distance that remains. Through the lenses of gender and violence, technology and art, Radtke ushers us through a history of loneliness and longing, and shares what feels impossible to share. Ranging from the invention of the laugh-track to the rise of Instagram, the bootstrap-pulling cowboy to the brutal experiments of Harry Harlow, Radtke investigates why we engage with each other, and what we risk when we turn away. With her distinctive, emotionally-charged drawings and deeply empathetic prose, Kristen Radtke masterfully shines a light on some of our most vulnerable and sublime moments, and asks how we might keep the spaces between us from splitting entirely.

Seeking in Solitude

Author : Bernadette McNary-Zak
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1606089692
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Seeking in Solitude written by Bernadette McNary-Zak and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-06-02 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking in Solitude examines select forms of contemporary Roman Catholic eremitic life and practice in the United States. Given the sustained presence of, and increased interest in, the eremitic life and practice, this book responds to the question of the place of the hermit in American Catholicism in a way that neither mystifies nor mythologizes it, but rather attempts to understand it.

Hermits

Author : Peter France
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473511631
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Hermits written by Peter France and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ours is an age where solitude tends to be discussed in the context of the 'problem of loneliness'. However in previous ages the capacity to seek fulfillment outside society has been admired and seen as a measure of discernment and inner security. In this lucid and highly readable book, Peter France shows how hermits, from the Taoists and Ancient Greeks to the present day, have something vitally important to say to a society that fears solitude.

Seeking Solitude

Author : Linda Jordan
Publisher : Metamorphosis Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 22 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seeking Solitude written by Linda Jordan and published by Metamorphosis Press. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angel and most of her family are stranded on an unexplored planet. Waiting for her brother to find help and get their ship repaired. She hopes he intends to return and pick them up. Her plans to help make their fortune thwarted, Angel occupies herself studying the planet. What she discovers changes her life. Readers who love thought-provoking coming of age stories should pick this one up.

Invitation to Solitude and Silence

Author : Ruth Haley Barton
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830875751
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Invitation to Solitude and Silence written by Ruth Haley Barton and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-08-20 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of our faith and practice is about words—preaching, teaching, talking with others. Yet all of these words are not enough to take us into the real presence of God. This book is an invitation to meet God deeply and fully through solitude and silence. This expanded edition includes a guide for groups to use for both discussion and practice.

The Slaves of Solitude

Author : Patrick Hamilton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780141181646
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (816 download)

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Download or read book The Slaves of Solitude written by Patrick Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ruined By Reading

Author : Lynne Sharon Schwartz
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807071005
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Ruined By Reading written by Lynne Sharon Schwartz and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2001-03-15 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Los Angeles Times Book Review Best Book of 1996 'Without books how could I have become myself?' In this wonderfully written meditation, Lynne Sharon Schwartz offers deeply felt insight into why we read and how what we read shapes our lives. An enchanting celebration of the printed word.

Thoughts In Solitude

Author : Thomas Merton
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1429944072
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Thoughts In Solitude written by Thomas Merton and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoughtful and eloquent, as timely (or timeless) now as when it was originally published in 1956, Thoughts in Solitude addresses the pleasure of a solitary life, as well as the necessity for quiet reflection in an age when so little is private. Thomas Merton writes: "When society is made up of men who know no interior solitude it can no longer be held together by love: and consequently it is held together by a violent and abusive authority. But when men are violently deprived of the solitude and freedom which are their due, the society in which they live becomes putrid, it festers with servility, resentment and hate." Thoughts in Solitude stands alongside The Seven Storey Mountain as one of Merton's most uring and popular works. Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, is perhaps the foremost spiritual thinker of the twentiethcentury. His diaries, social commentary, and spiritual writings continue to be widely read after his untimely death in 1968.

Solitude

Author : Anthony Storr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Solitude written by Anthony Storr and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Seeking Solitude

Author : Seshagirirao Nidamarti
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781505407594
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Seeking Solitude written by Seshagirirao Nidamarti and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-12-06 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking Solitude is collection of poems composed in contemporary style. Poems reflect thoughts gathered during relaxation and vacation times. Solitary evening walks served the purpose of solidifying fluid thoughts into meaningful verses. Life can be enjoyable if we keep our thoughts simple. Simple acts such as removing clutter can inspire positive thoughts in us. The benefit of this is, it makes the mind and heart light by enjoying what and who is around. By immersing self into a situation will make a soul unbiased. Visualization helps articulation and conveys a powerful message.

The Art of Solitude

Author : Stephen Batchelor
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300252277
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Solitude written by Stephen Batchelor and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-02-18 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time of social distancing and isolation, a meditation on the beauty of solitude from renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor “Whatever a soul is, the author goes a long way toward soothing it. A very welcome instance of philosophy that can help readers live a good life.”—Kirkus Reviews “Elegant and formally ingenious.”—Geoff Wisner, Wall Street Journal When world renowned Buddhist writer Stephen Batchelor turned sixty, he took a sabbatical from his teaching and turned his attention to solitude, a practice integral to the meditative traditions he has long studied and taught. He aimed to venture more deeply into solitude, discovering its full extent and depth. This beautiful literary collage documents his multifaceted explorations. Spending time in remote places, appreciating and making art, practicing meditation and participating in retreats, drinking peyote and ayahuasca, and training himself to keep an open, questioning mind have all contributed to Batchelor’s ability to be simultaneously alone and at ease. Mixed in with his personal narrative are inspiring stories from solitude’s devoted practitioners, from the Buddha to Montaigne, from Vermeer to Agnes Martin. In a hyperconnected world that is at the same time plagued by social isolation, this book shows how to enjoy the inescapable solitude that is at the heart of human life.

Fifty Days of Solitude

Author : Doris Grumbach
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497676657
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Fifty Days of Solitude written by Doris Grumbach and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book: To truly understand herself, Doris Grumbach embraces solitude With a busy career as a novelist, essayist, reviewer, and bookstore owner, Doris Grumbach has little opportunity to be alone. However, after seventy-five years on the planet, she finally has her chance: Her partner has departed for an extended book-buying trip, and Grumbach has been given fifty days to relax, think, and write about her experience. In this graceful memoir, Grumbach delicately balances the beauty of turning one’s back on everything with the hardship of complete aloneness. Even as she attends church and collects her mail, she moves like a shadow, speaking to no one. Left only to her books and music in the midst of a Maine winter, she must look within herself for solace. The result of this reflection is a powerful meditation on the meaning of aging, writing, and one’s own company—and reaffirmation of the power of friends and companionship.

Intimacy and Solitude

Author : Stephanie Dowrick
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393313611
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (136 download)

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Download or read book Intimacy and Solitude written by Stephanie Dowrick and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1996-02-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A co-founder of the Women's Press in England and a trained psychotherapist explores the paradox of needing to enjoy solitude before one can be truly intimate with another. In this critically acclaimed work, Dowrick moves readers through the realms of solitude, intimacy, and desire, offering spiritual as well aspsychological guidance.

A Beautiful Disaster

Author : Marlena Graves
Publisher : Brazos Press
ISBN 13 : 1441246452
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book A Beautiful Disaster written by Marlena Graves and published by Brazos Press. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interweaving biblical insights and personal narratives, this eloquently written book shows how God often uses suffering and desert experiences to form us into Christ's image. Marlena Graves shares her experiences of growing up poor in a house plagued by mental illness as a means to explore the forces God uses to shape us into beautiful people in the midst of brokenness. This book offers a window into suffering through the motif of desert spirituality, revealing how God can use our painful experiences to show himself faithful. While no one welcomes suffering, God often uses desert experiences--those we initially despise and wouldn't wish on anyone--to transform us into beautiful souls who better resemble Jesus. Graves shows how God can bring life out of circumstances reeking of death and destruction, whether those circumstances are crises or daily doses of quiet desperation. Readers who have experienced suffering and question God's purpose for it will benefit from this book, as will counselors, pastors, professors, and mentors. It includes a foreword by John Ortberg and Laura Ortberg Turner.

Loneliness as a Way of Life

Author : Thomas Dumm
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 067403113X
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Loneliness as a Way of Life written by Thomas Dumm and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “What does it mean to be lonely?” Thomas Dumm asks. His inquiry, documented in this book, takes us beyond social circumstances and into the deeper forces that shape our very existence as modern individuals. The modern individual, Dumm suggests, is fundamentally a lonely self. Through reflections on philosophy, political theory, literature, and tragic drama, he proceeds to illuminate a hidden dimension of the human condition. His book shows how loneliness shapes the contemporary division between public and private, our inability to live with each other honestly and in comity, the estranged forms that our intimate relationships assume, and the weakness of our common bonds. A reading of the relationship between Cordelia and her father in Shakespeare’s King Lear points to the most basic dynamic of modern loneliness—how it is a response to the problem of the “missing mother.” Dumm goes on to explore the most important dimensions of lonely experience—Being, Having, Loving, and Grieving. As the book unfolds, he juxtaposes new interpretations of iconic cultural texts—Moby-Dick, Death of a Salesman, the film Paris, Texas, Emerson’s “Experience,” to name a few—with his own experiences of loneliness, as a son, as a father, and as a grieving husband and widower. Written with deceptive simplicity, Loneliness as a Way of Life is something rare—an intellectual study that is passionately personal. It challenges us, not to overcome our loneliness, but to learn how to re-inhabit it in a better way. To fail to do so, this book reveals, will only intensify the power that it holds over us.

The Farthest Shore

Author : Alex Roddie
Publisher : Vertebrate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839810211
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book The Farthest Shore written by Alex Roddie and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-02 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 2019, award-winning writer Alex Roddie left his online life behind when he set out to walk 300 miles through the Scottish Highlands, seeking solitude and answers. In leaving the chaos of the internet behind for a month, he hoped to learn how it was truly affecting him – or if he should look elsewhere for the causes of his anxiety. The Farthest Shore is the story of Alex's solo trek along the remote Cape Wrath Trail. As he journeyed through a vanishing winter, Alex found answers to his questions, learnt the nature of true silence, and discovered frightening evidence of the threats faced by Scotland's wild mountain landscape.